Russo is among those in the field working to change the image of manufacturing.

“One of the things that really kept me hooked here, is we’re actually making things,” Russo said. “We’re making products, and I can look at certain trucks that our products are in, I can look at certain equipment that our product’s in — so it’s kinda that feeling that, yeah, we made that.”

Russo even blogs about bronze bearings on his company’s website, HERE.

The second annual Manufacturing Day — a grassroots effort by manufacturers to enhance public perception of production in America — will highlight more than 550 organizations nationwide.